Chillounge founder Rainer Scheer will bring his outdoor event back to Lake EolaPark in downtown Orlando on March 26.

Chillounge, which will attempt to turn the northeast corner of the park into a nightclub/lounge atmosphere, came to downtown Orlando for the first time last year. There will be daybeds and outdoor furnishings around the fenced-in area to help create that lounge feel. Along with that, there will be live entertainment, a fashion show, a body paint show and a fireworks display.

I went to this event last year, and for the most part it was a success with close to 4,000 people in attendance. The highlight for many was the fireworks display, and it was impressive. Most of the gripes I heard came from the VIP section. Those included: limited offerings at the open bar, long wait times and issues with being restricted to one area and not seeing (or hearing) what was happening on the stage. You can read my blog post about the night here.

Basically, those who paid the $75 for VIP last year, felt either there should have been more bang for the buck or the price should go down for what was offered.

Well, the price has gone up for VIP this year to $80 ($85 with the convenience charge), so hopefully Scheer has worked out those wrinkles. General admission is $25 at the door ($20 in advance). You can buy tickets here.

Gates open at 6 p.m. for the 21-and-up party. Partial proceeds will benefit the Fatone Family Foundation.

Comments

I hope they have a DJ playing some nice chill lounge house type music as a background music instead of nothing… Also the Music in general was pretty bad. The live acts were not good. Hopefully it will improve. And… Maybe people will not dress like the homeless people that normally inhabit lake eola.